Product Description:
An oropharyngeal airway (also known as an oral airway, OPA or Guedel pattern airway) is a medical device called an airway adjunct used to maintain or open a patient's airway. It does this by preventing the tongue from covering the epiglottis, which could prevent the person from breathing. When a person becomes unconscious, the muscles in their jaw relax and allow the tongue to obstruct the airway.
Usage:
Oropharyngeal airways come in a variety of sizes, from infant to adult, and are used commonly in pre-hospital emergency care and for short term airway management post anaesthetic or when manual methods are inadequate to maintain an open airway. This piece of equipment is utilized by certified first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other health professionals when tracheal intubation is either not available, not advisable or the problem is of short term duration.
Oropharyngeal airways are indicated only in unconscious people, because of the likelihood that the device would stimulate a gag reflex in conscious or semi-conscious persons. This could result in vomit and potentially lead to an obstructed airway. Nasopharyngeal airways are mostly used instead as they do not stimulate a gag reflex.
Use of an OPA does not remove the need for the recovery position and ongoing assessment of the airway and it does not prevent obstruction by liquids (blood, saliva, food, cerebrospinal fluid) or the closing of the glottis. It can, however, facilitate ventilation during CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and for persons with a large tongue.
Product
Details :
1).Made of medical grade LDPE.
2).Color-coded for easy size identification.
3).Packed in sterilization pouch with ETO sterilization.
Size | Length (mm) | Color | Pcs/ctn | Carton Size (cm) |
000# | 40 | Pink | 1000 | 53x39x53 |
00# | 50 | Blue | 1000 | 53x39x53 |
0# | 60 | Black | 400 | 53x39x53 |
1# | 70 | White | 400 | 53x39x53 |
2# | 80 | Green | 400 | 53x39x53 |
3# | 90 | Yellow | 400 | 53x39x53 |
4# | 100 | Red | 400 | 53x39x53 |
5# | 110 | Light Blue | 400 | 53x39x53 |
6# | 120 | Orange | 400 | 53x39x53 |
Types
Features |
Traditional guedel airway | Traditional nasopharyngeal airway | Dami weak sitmulus guedel airway |
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Placement method |
Convenient
Need to flip to place |
Difficult
Blind placement |
Very convenient
No need to flip Place it during anesthesia induction period |
Comfortableness | Not comfortable | Comfortable | More comfortable |
If can use for endotracheal tube | Can not | Can not | Yes |
Features |
Can not lift the tongue effectively;
The airway can't be open completely. |
Ventilation effect is poor due to small inner diameter |
I. Can lift the base of the tongue and prevent it from falling behind effectively.
II. With function to assist sputum suction III. Made by medical elastic material with soft and super smooth surface. |